Hair curling device and method of



April 14, 1942. 5 FREE AN Re. 22,067

HAIR CURLING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CURLING HAIR Original Filed Oct. 19,1935 ATTORNEYS Reissues] Apr. 14, 1942 HAIR CURLING DEVI on AND Mn'rnonor RLING HAIR Samuel Freeman, New York, N. Y., assignor to WilliamFinkelstein, New York, N. Y.

Original No, 2,039,789, dated May 5, 1938, Serial No. 45,754, October19, 1935. Application for reissue September 8,1?36, Serial No. 99,884

11 Claims.

My invention relates to a'new and improved hair curling device and to anew and improved method of curling the hair.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved device andmethod for curling a lock of hair, so that the curler pin remains inengagement with the spirally wound lock of hair, when the holder forsaid pin is removed.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved hair curlingdevice, comprising a novel combination of a hair curling pin and aholder therefor.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawing which illustrate preferred embodiments thereof,it being understood that the above statement of the objects of myinvention is intended to generally explain the same without limiting itin any manner.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the holder of the improved device,the hair pin being indicated in dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1, thehair curling pin being shown in elevation.

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively sectional views on the line 3-4 of Fig. 2and on the line 4-4 of Fig. l.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view showing the two shanks of theholderin a position different from the position shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 shows the hair pin embodied in connection-with a curler of adifferent construction.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 'I-1 of Fig. 6.

Fig.8 shows a combination of the hair pin with a different type ofholder. This is an elevation partially in section.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

It has heretofore been well known to curl a lock of hair into spiralform by means of various devices. After the lock of hair was moistened,it was then wound upon the curling device, and the curling device wasremoved from the lock of hair after the lock of hair had dried. In manycases it was necessary to hold the lock of hair in its curled shape, bymeans of a hair pin, after the hair curling device had been removed.This was inconvenient, and the object of the invention is to combine aholder of an improved type with a hair pin, so that the hair pin, or ashank thereof, can be applied to the lock of hair during the curlingoperation, and the hair pin remains in engagement with the lock of hair,after the holding device has been removed from the lock of hair.

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the preferred form of holder having a handle orfinger-hold I, which can be made from wood, metal or any other suitablematerial.

A pin 2, made of metal or any other suitable material and having anenlargement 4,.is partially located in a recess of the handle I. The pin2 can be fixed to the handle I in any suitable manner, as for example,by means of a pin 3.

The holder also comprises a first shank member 5 having a concavo-convexcross-section.

I do not wish to be limited to any shape of the first shank member 5.For example, said shank member 5 may have a tubular cross section or itmay have any desired hollow shape. The first shank member 5 is providedwith an extension 5a, which fits tumably upon the enlargement 4.

A second shank member 6, which may have a concavo-convex cross-sectionor any other desired shape, is provided with an extension 60.

which is fixed to the pin 2, so that the second shank member 6 isnon-turnable relative to the handle I. Hence, when the handle I isturned,

the second shank member 6 turns in unison with the handle I.

A tube I, made of metal or any other suitable material, is rigidlyconnected to the pin 2. This may be done by means of a transverse pin3a. Instead of using transversepins 3 and 3a the parts may be connectedby a drive fit or the like. The member 6a is clamped between theenlargement 4 and the tube 1.

It will benoted that the tube I is recessed at its outer and inner ends,thus leaving an intermediate solid portion. However, the tube 'I may beprovided with a continuous bore.

It is to be understood that whenever I refer to a tube, 1 wish toinclude a hollow member of any desired shape or cross section.

For convenience, the end'of the member I which is adjacent the handle I,may be designated as the inner end of said member.

A- hair pin H, made of springy metal or any other suitable material, canbe held in the outer ends of the tube I, and in the turnable shank 5.

As shown in Fig. 2, the rigid shank member i may be provided with anoffset portion 6b, so that the end of the lock of hair can beresiliently clamped between said oifset extension 5b and the surface ofthe member I.

In using this device, the hair pin H is assembled with the holder, asshown in Fig. 2.

If desired, the shanks of the hair pin can be inserted into the holder,after the hair has been wound into curl form. The end of the lock ofhair is clamped between the extension lb and the member I. The operatorthen holds the shank member in one hand and turns the handle I with theother hand. The members I and 8 turn in unison with the handle I.

However, since the member 6 is laterally offset relative to the memberI, the turning of the handle I causes the member 9 to turn around theaxis of the member I, which may coincide with or be ofiset relative tothe central axis of the handle I.

The position of the parts in Fig. 3 corresponds to the position of theparts in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 shows how the member 8 has been turned relative to the member 5and around the central axis of the member 1, so that the member 6 is nowintermediate the members 5 and I.

Since the hair pin H is made of resilient ma terial, it clamps againstthe members 5 and I while the device is being turned. The hair pin doesnot turn while the handle is turned.

Fig. 4 illustrates how the lock of hair L'has been spirally wound aroundthe members 6 and I, and without winding it around the member 5. Whenthe winding operation has been completed, the end of the lock of hair isfree from the member 5.

After the operation illustrated in Fig. 4 has been completed, the handleI is moved longitudinally, thus withdrawing the parts connected theretofrom the lock of hair, and leaving said lock of hair engaged between theresilient shanks of the hair pin H. This can be done by holding the hairpin H in one hand, while the handle I is moved longitudinally with theother hand. The shanks of the hair pin move towards each other to engagethe lock of hair when said shanks are released from the members 5 and I.

Likewise the operator can hold the lock of hair in one hand and pull thehandle I with the other hand so that the hair pin H is disengaged fromthe members 5 and I, leaving the hair pin H in operative position.

Fig. 6 illustrates a holder which is difi'erent from that illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2. The modified holder comprises a hollow body 8, which maybe of tubular or other shape, and which may be provided with one or morelongitudinal rows of perforations. A clamp 9 is pivotally connected tothe body 9, by means of a pivot pin Ill, and the body 9 and the clamp 9are provided with fingerhold extensions II and I2. A spring S holds themember 9 in clamping engagement with the body.

By pressing upon the members II and I2, the clamp 9 can be turned awayfrom the body 9.

The device has a hollow or recessed extension I l, which is turnablerelative to the body 9 and the clamp 9. For example and as shown in Fig.7, the hollow member ll can be provided with an eye extension Ila, inwhich the connected members I and 9 are tumably mounted. The members 8and 9 may be provided with recesses R in whichthe eye member Ila fits,so as to provide said turnable extension.

The parts may be assembled by pressing the members II and I2 towardseach other as far as possible, then slipping the eye member Ila intoposition, and then releasing the members I I and I2.

In the ordinary use of the device, the members II and I2 will not bepressed towards each other to an extent sufficient to permit the releaseof the members 8 and 9 from the eye Ila. In this embodiment a hollowplug I6 may be frictionally and removably located in the outer end ofthe tubular body 9.

The hair pin H fits frictionally within the members Il, I8 and 9.

In order to use this device, the end of the lock of hair is clampedbetween the members 8 and 9, and the members 8 and 9 are then'tumedrelative to the member ll, while the hair pin H is in the positionillustrated in Fig. 6. After the lock of .hair has been curled, theassociated members I, 9 and Il can be longitudinally removed from thelock of hair, so that the hair pin H remains in operative position, tohold the lock of hair in its spirally wound form.

The holder illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 is provided with a handle 20,having a sleeve 2| rigidly connected thereto by means of a pin 22b, adrive fit or the like.

A bifurcated member 22 is provided with a shank which enters a suitablebore in the member 29, and the pin 22b rigidly connects said shank 22a,to the member 29.

A supplemental hollow member 22 is rigidly connected to a sleeve 2lwhich is turnable relative to the member 20. .The member 20 is providedwith a shoulder 29a, and the shoulder 20a and sleeve 2| prevent anylongitudinal movement of sleeve 2l., while permitting the members 2l and29 to turn freely relative to each other. In this embodiment, the end ofthe lock of hair is inserted between the two halves of the member 22.

If desired, spring or other retaining means may be provided for clampingthe end of the lock of hair to the member 22, but this is not necessary.e

As shown in Fig. 9, one of the parts of the member 22 is provided with alongitudinal groove 39 for receiving the corresponding shank of the hairpin H. The handle 29 is turned so as to wind the lock of hair intospiral form while the member 23 and the hair pin H are held againstturning.

After the lock of hair has been wound into spiral form, the parts arewithdrawn save for the hair pin H, which remain in operative position toresiliently clamp the lock of hair and retain it in its curled form.

It will be noted that the hair shanks, as is customary.

When the device is operated, the lock of hair is wound spirally aroundor relative to the ionpin H has two 'gitudinal axis of one of saidshanks of the hair pin, and out of contact with said shank of the hairpin. When the holding device is removed, the lock of hair remainsspirally wound around one of said shanks and the other shank of the hairpin H resiliently clamps the outer turn of the spiral. 1

Whenever I refer to engaging the end of the lock of hair, or to engagingone or both shanks of the hair pin, I do not wish to be limited to anyparticular form of clamping device, and I can omit the use of a positiveclamping device.

For example, the member 22 shown in Fig. 8 loosely engages the end of alock of hair to an extent suflicient for the purposes of the invention,even though the end of the lock of hair ways oi utilizing the invention,and it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made withoutdeparting from its spirit.

I claim:

1. In combination, a hair pin having a pair oi shanks and a holderhaving two members shaped to hold said hair pin with its shanksseparated from each other, said holder being longitudinally separablefrom said hair pin, one of the members of the holder being turnablerelative to the hair pin and relative to the other member.

2. In combination, a hair pin and a holder, said holder comprising twospaced members which are turnable relative to each other, said holderhaving a portion thereof shaped to hold the shanks of the hair pinseparated from each other.

3. In combination, a hair pin and a holder, said holder having firstmeans for engaging the end of a lock of hair and one shank of the hairpin, said holder having second means for engaging the second shank ofthe hair pin, the second means and the first means being laterallyspaced from eachother and being turnable relative to each other.

4. A hair curling device comprising a first member around which the haircan be spirally wound, said device also having a second member, saidmembers being shaped so as to hold a hair pin, said members beinglaterally offset, the first member being turnable relative to the secondmember so that the hair can be wound spirally around the first member,while the second member and the hair pin are held stationary.

' 5. A hair curling device comprising a first member around which a lockof hair can be wound spirally, a handle connected to said first member,a second member, said members being shaped so as to hold 'a pair pin,the handle and the first member being turnable relative to the secondmember.

6. A method of curling a lock of hair, which consists in firstconnecting a hair pin detachably to tumable hair-curling means, thenoperating said curling means so as to spirally wind said lock or hairwhile said hair pin is held on said hair-curling means in fixedlongitudinal relation to said curl of hair and withoutturning, and thenremoving said curl and said hair pin from said hair-curling means whileclamping said curl of hair between the shanks oi the .hair pin.

7. In combination, a hair pin having a pair of shanks and a holder forsaid hair pin, said holder having a. portion thereof shaped to hold saidhair pin with its shanks separated from each other, said hair pin beinglongitudinally sepa- 55 table from said holder, said holder including atumable member which is turnable relative to said portion and which hasmeans to clamp the end of. a lock of hair thereto, so that the turningof said member around its axis terms so a. spirally wound curl on saidtumable member, said portion being shaped to hold the hair pin with theloop portion thereof spaced outwardly from said tumable member.

8. A method 01 curling a lock 01 hair with the 5 use or a. hair pinhaving a pair of shanks and with the use of a holder for said hair pin,said holder having a turnable member to which the free end of a lock ofhair can be clamped, said method including the iollowing steps:-first,7o mounting the hair pin on the holder with its shanks separated fromeach other; secondly, winding a lock of hair in hollow Iorm upon asurface or said turnable member while keeping the hair pin mounted onthe holder with its shanks separated, said shanks being heldsufficiently separated from each other during said winding operation andat the completion oi? said winding operation, so that the hollow lock ofhair can be moved easily on the holder while one shank of the hair pinis located within the hollow curl and the other shank is externalthereto, and thirdly, removing the hair pin and the hollow curl from theholder while the hair pin and the curlhave said relative positions, andfourthly, causing the shanks of the hair pin to clamp the hollow curlagainst unwinding.

9. A device for curling a lock of hair comprising a, hair pin having twoshanks, a holder shaped to hold said hair pin with its shanks separated,said holder having a turnable member having means adapted to hold theend of a lock of hair thereto so that a lock of hair can be wound intohollow formation by connecting the end or the lock of hair to saidturnable member and then turning said turnable member, said holder beingshaped so that the hair pin has its shanks sufilciently separated whensaid hair pin is mounted on said holder to permit easy movement of thelock oi. hair on the holder when the hollow lock or hair has one of theshanks oi the hair pin located inwardly thereoi and the other shanklocated externally thereto, so that when the hair pin and the lock ofhair are removed wholly rrom the holder, the shanks oi the hair pin canbe moved towards each other to hold the lock 0! hair against unwinding.

10. A device for curling a lock of hair and clamping the curl betweenthe shanks of a hair pin, comprising a holder having spaced portions forengaging the shanks of a hair pin to hold the shanks apart in openposition, one of said parts providing a roll for curling a lock of hairthereon, said roll part of the holder being substantially coaxial withthe shank oi the hair pin when mounted on the holder, whereby the formedcurl may be slid from theroll part of the holder onto the adjacent shankof the hair pin with the said shank within the curl and whereby the hairpin may be released from the holder for closing the pin with one shankwithin and the other shank outside or the curl to clam the hair pinthereon.

11. A method or curling a lock or hair, which consists in firstconnecting a hair pin which has a pair of shanks joined to each other ata closed end 01' said hair pin, detachably to turnable haircurling meansat an end or :said hair-curling means so that the closed end 01' saidhair pin extends longitudinally beyond the adJacent end of saidhair-curling means and the shanks oi the hair pin are spaced from eachother, then operating said hair-curling means so as to spirally windsaid lock of hair on said hair-curling means to form a curl while saidhair pin is held on said hair-curling means in fixed longitudinalrelation to said curl of hair and without turning, and then removingsaid curl and said hair pin from said hair-curling means while clampingsaid curl 0! hair between the shanks of said hair pin and inwardly otthe free ends oi said shanks.

SAMUEL FREEMAN.

